Miguel Pita

He holds a PhD in genetics and cell biology from the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he works as a professor and researcher. He combines his university activity with scientific dissemination, work that he develops from very different fields, not only the literary one. For more than a decade he has been leading the section "La noticia científica de la semana” in the mythical radio sports program Tiempo de Juego, where a purely scientific space is reserved for him between the action of football matches. As a writer, he is the author of the book of divulgation El ADN dictador (Ariel, 2017), in which he exposes how genetics decisively influences human life, and reflects on which traits may or may not be conditioned by our DNA. His interest in explaining complex scientific issues with simplicity led him to publish Un día en la vida de un virus (Periférica, 2020), a clear and informative approach to the role of viruses and pandemics in our society. This year he will publish El cerebro enamorado (Periférica, 2025), a book that dissects the most powerful feeling that human beings experience from a scientific perspective, and that demonstrates, with rigor, that love is not a magical phenomenon nor dictated by the gods, but a fascinating and transient state that occurs in our neurons.
His interest in communication goes beyond books and radio, as he has also directed short films and documentaries that integrate science and audiovisual creation as complementary ways to bring knowledge to the general public. He also teaches the edition of the course online "Introducción a la genética y la evolución” on the EdX platform; he has published articles in media such as El País, Muy Interesante and The Conversation, and has participated in international conferences and debates of different profiles (Banco Sabadell Futures Debate, Hay Festival Peru, Hay Festival Mexico, Protagonists 2030 in Chile, etc.); where he is always ready to defend the relevant role of scientific knowledge in society.

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The Pleasure of Reading Gala

Miguel Pita

He holds a PhD in genetics and cell biology from the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he works as a professor and researcher. He combines his university activity with scientific dissemination, work that he develops from very different fields, not only the literary one. For more than a decade he has been leading the section "La noticia científica de la semana” in the mythical radio sports program Tiempo de Juego, where a purely scientific space is reserved for him between the action of football matches. As a writer, he is the author of the book of divulgation El ADN dictador (Ariel, 2017), in which he exposes how genetics decisively influences human life, and reflects on which traits may or may not be conditioned by our DNA. His interest in explaining complex scientific issues with simplicity led him to publish Un día en la vida de un virus (Periférica, 2020), a clear and informative approach to the role of viruses and pandemics in our society. This year he will publish El cerebro enamorado (Periférica, 2025), a book that dissects the most powerful feeling that human beings experience from a scientific perspective, and that demonstrates, with rigor, that love is not a magical phenomenon nor dictated by the gods, but a fascinating and transient state that occurs in our neurons.
His interest in communication goes beyond books and radio, as he has also directed short films and documentaries that integrate science and audiovisual creation as complementary ways to bring knowledge to the general public. He also teaches the edition of the course online "Introducción a la genética y la evolución” on the EdX platform; he has published articles in media such as El País, Muy Interesante and The Conversation, and has participated in international conferences and debates of different profiles (Banco Sabadell Futures Debate, Hay Festival Peru, Hay Festival Mexico, Protagonists 2030 in Chile, etc.); where he is always ready to defend the relevant role of scientific knowledge in society.

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Genetic editing: the power to rewrite life

Ana Fuente

(Ciudad de México, 1984)

Estudió la licenciatura en lengua y literaturas hispánicas en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Ha sido beneficiaria del apoyo Jóvenes Creadores del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA) y del Programa de Estímulo a la Creación y Desarrollo Artístico (PECDA BC) en la categoría Creadores con trayectoria. Ha publicado cuento y ensayo en revistas y en diversas antologías publicadas en México y el extranjero. Es autora de los libros Chicharrón de oso y algunos cuentos del fracaso (FETA 2018), Mosaico de lo insólito (ICBC, 2021) y Cicatrices (BUAP, 2023). En 2019 recibió el Premio Nacional Dolores Castro de Narrativa por La Ley Campoamor (IMAC, 2019; Nitro Press, 2023) y en 2024 recibió en Premio Estatal de Literatura con el libro de cuentos Territoria. Imparte talleres, se dedica a la traducción y la corrección de estilo. Baja California la adoptó desde hace trece años.
 

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The penalty: 11 steps to glory